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Taxonomy
Ostrea frondosa was named by de Serres (1829) [DISTRIBUTION: Middle-Late Miocene; Europe, Pakistan.]. It is not a trace fossil.
It was recombined as Cubitostrea frondosa by El-Hedeny (2005).
It was recombined as Cubitostrea frondosa by El-Hedeny (2005).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
O. agnevoensis, O. ajatensis, O. arkotensis, O. bryani, O. chillyensis, O. cunabula, O. densata, O. denselamellosa, O. duvergieri, O. elhuyari, O. eothirsae, O. equatoralis, O. equatorialis, O. erina, O. esutoruensis, O. fimbriata, O. guaranitica, O. idrianensis, O. lapillicola, O. longiuscula, O. mackayi, O. maradensis, O. maxima, O. mcnairyensis, O. mesentrica, O. palaemon, O. pauciplicata, O. penegemmea, O. petrosal, O. restinensis, O. rudicula, O. sakaryensis, O. sallomacensis, O. selleformis, O. sicardi, O. sinuosa, O. sloani, O. sublingua, O. tigiliana, O. trachydiscus, O. virgata, O. boriesi, O. boussaci, O. cimana, O. mitsuiana, O. rouardti, O. rouaulti, O. perirregularis
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1829 | Ostrea frondosa de Serres p. 137 |
| 1928 | Ostrea frondosa Vredenburg p. 427 |
| 2005 | Cubitostrea frondosa El-Hedeny p. 723 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
†Ostrea frondosa de Serres 1829
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Zanclean or 20.44000 to 3.60000 Ma
Collections (4 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burdigalian | Italy | Cubitostrea frondosa (178108) | |
| Middle Miocene | Libya | Ostrea frondosa (77254) | |
| Middle Miocene | Egypt | Cubitostrea frondosa (78613) | |
| Zanclean | Portugal | Cubitostrea frondosa (152330) |